A House In A Field
The story of a house. In a field. And how it gets there.
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We’re the third little pig.*
The five six of you that are following ahouseinafield.com will know that we had two big energy efficiency tests to pass during the construction of Dash Landing : Blower Door Testing: Contractor to coordinate, schedule, and perform (2) certified blower…
Read MoreNow we’re talking…
Our days of foamer math (here or here) are officially behind us. We had not one, not two, but THREE full foaming crews on Dash Landing today to make everything right. Our insulation is now exactly as specified in the plan —…
Read MoreWe now live in a world where 3 equals 4.
We’ll start this rant by acknowledging that we’ve been fortunate so far. A great group of sub-contractors have been working on Dash Landing. Our excavators Russ and Matt do wonders with bulldozers and a transit. After being with us since…
Read MoreSpray foam math.
Operation Insulation is moving along nicely. Lots of light tan walls. Tight is right. A very noticeable change in the “feeling” within the house. (Already much quieter.) It’s also giving us yet another opportunity to appreciate how points of view…
Read More8″ in the ceiling, 4″ in the walls…
One of the very first decisions we made in the planning of Dash Landing was to focus on windows and insulation. There are lots of ways to lower an energy footprint, but the best investment starts with the basics. We…
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